Употребление английских времён: "Present Simple"

Present Simple (Indefinite)

Простое настоящее время.

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I, we you                 speak they he she                 speaks it	I, we Do      you       speak…?            they            he Does  she        speak…?           it	I, we you     do not(don’t) speak they he she     does not(doesn’t)… it
You speak three languages. He drives his car well. It rains a lot in summer.	Do you speak three languages? Does he drive his car well? Does it rain much in summer?	I do not (don’t) speak three languages. He does not (doesn’t) drive his car well. It does not (doesn’t) rain much in summer.

Случаи употребления:

1). Регулярно повторяющиеся действия в настоящем времени, факты, пословицы, общеизвестные истины.

I go to school every day.

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Tastes differ.

Teachers educate people.

All is well that ends well.

2). С глаголами умственной и чувственной деятельности, а также с глаголами обладания: to see, to hear, to believe, to know, to understand, to like, to realize, to own, to possess, to belong, to prefer, to mean…

I see and hear you well.

We understand everything and we believe you.

She realizes that she knows very little.

He owns this house, it belongs to him.

I like your offer.

It means a lot to me.

3). Будущее действие в соответствии с расписанием (чаще со следующими глаголами: to leave, to start, to sail, to return, to arrive, to go, to come).

My bus starts in five minutes.

The plane arrives at 7 o’clock.

The show begins at half past seven.

4). С глаголами to forget, to hear, to be told (в значении «знать, не помнить»).

I hear he is in Paris now.

I forget her telephone number

5) Для выражения будущего действия  в придаточных условия и времени, которые вводятся союзами:  

if - если,

unless -  если…не,

provided that - при условии если,

when - когда,

until, till  -  до тех пор пока…не, 

as soon as-  как только, 

as long as - пока,

 before -  прежде чем

и т.д.

В русском языке в соответствующих придаточных употребляется будущее время.

If he comes, I’ll ask him about it.

I’ll go there unless it rains.

I’ll stay here until he returns.

We’ll send you the documents as soon as we receive them from Moscow.

Наиболее часто употребляемые обстоятельства времени:

Always

Ever

Never

As a rule

Every day (week, month, year)

Now and then

Generally

Seldom

Occasionally

Usually

Regularly

Rarely

Sometimes

From time to time

Запомнить:

What do you (does he) do (for a living)? = What is your job (profession)?

When,  Where,  How (often),  How much/many,  What kind of…?

Вопрос к подлежащему не требует вспомогательного глагола!!!!!

He lives here. – Who lives here?

They know it. – Who knows it?